Sheet-metal support or bracket.



M v PATENTED MAR.13,1906.\

L. 3. KELLER.

SHEET METAL SUPPORT 0R1 BRACKET.

APFLIOAfFION FILED MAY 15. 1905.

45 st'ructe UNITED ST TES.

P'Ar NT; o FIoE.

Lotus KELLER, oFfoI CITY, PENNSYLVANIA.

To all iu'hom it maj concern.- Be it known that 1, Louis E. KELLER, a cltizen of the United States, residing at Oil City, in the county of Venango and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheet-Metal Supports or Brackets; and I- do hereby def clare the following to be a,full,'clear,-and ex act description'of the invention, such as will .10 enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

- This invention-relates to certain new and useful improvements in window-fixtures,and

particularly to a combined window-shade and curtain-pole support or bracket.

1 One, of the objects of the invention is the:

construction of a combined window-shade f and curtain-polebracket stamped from a sheet of material and folded-to the desired 2o shape.

I Another object of the invention is the production of a simple and durable bracket which is comparatively inexpensive in con-' struction.

Another object of the invention is the construction of a bracketiwhich is formed'of a single piece. of material and which is capable of being adjusted upon a fixed support.

With these and other objects in view the 3o invention consists of certain other novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed. i I

In the drawings, Figure 1 is afragmentary 3 5 view, in-front elevation, of aWindow-frame to which is secured a set of brackets constructed in accordanceiwith the present invention, said brackets being shown in front elevation. Fig. .2 is a plan view ofithe blank bracket shown at the left-hand side of Fig. 1. '3.

is a perspective view of the bracket shown at the right-hand side of Fig. 1. Fig, 4 is an inverted erspective view of the clamp mem- -ber emf oyed forv securin a bracketi convention to .a support.as, for instance, a 'window-frame. I

i The same general principle is followed in constructing either right or lefthand 'brack 5o ets', although the positioning of the brackets of each'rsetgnecessitates the folding; of the right and left hand brackets differently.- So far as the general structure of the brackets is concerned they could be stamped'from the sheet metal-by means of the same dle, except that the window-shade-receiving notches and in accordancewit the present in-f -sHE T-MET LSUPPQRT ORBRACKET.

same from-the blank. However,- to obviate this. second handling of the blank I preferably employ two dies, onefor forming the Patented March 13,1906.- Application filed May lfi,1905...S'eria1No.260,541i i i apertures would have to be formed in the v I brackets subsequent to the stamping of the notchfor receiving one end of the windowshade and the other for forming the aperture into which the opposite .endjof theshade'is to be Positioned.

' As the body of the brackets or supportsare constructed, I will specifically de-- similarly scribe t e structure of the left-hand bracket.

The only difference in the structure ofa righthand bracket ofa. set lies in the opposite shade-receiving aperture. 1

Referring to the drawings engages a supportifor lIl-f mg means-as, for instance, the prongs of a clamp member 1, hereinafter described, and

a screw 4, which permits of the longitudinal adjustment of each of the brackets ofthe-set upon its support. 1 'In the present instance,

Fig. 1, I'have shown each bracket-supported. upon the windowI-frame 5 by means ofthe clamp member 1 and screw 4. The clamp member lFis provided with a fiatbo'dy por- V tion 1 v The flat body portion 1? isprovided I with anaperture 1 When it is desired to secure the bracket to a support, the prongs, 1 7 ofv clamp member 1 are positioned within the slot 3 and forced into the-support, and then 7' bending of the'blank and the formation'of a by numerals, 1

I designates a segmental blank as it appears stamped from a sheet of metal, and 2 the sup-' port-engaging portion of the same. tion 2, which stance,a window-framefis provided with an elongated slot 3, formed for receiving fastenthe screw .4 is positioned within the aperture 1 and" screwed, into said support. The clamp member securely retains the bracket upon the-support and. while permitting'of longitudinal adjustment of said bracket will prevent the same from rotating, as wouldbe the case if only one screwwas employed without the clamp member 1 Integral with the primary support-engage ing 'portion 2 is an auxiliary shade-supportingarm 6. Integral with the shade-supporting arm 6 is an auxiliary supporting portion 7, which is parallel with the support-engag ing portion 2. A curtain-pole or auxiliary supporting-arm 8 is formed integral with the auxiliary supporting portion 7 a The shadesupporting arm 6 and the curtain-pole-sup orting arm 8 are preferably formed parallel.

ikewise the primary and auxiliary support-' Thepor- I I awindow-shade. The notch is of greater dimension than notch 9 and is formed for acof hanging-draperies thereon.

commodating one end of a curtain-pole. The curtain-pole is adapted to be seated in the notch 10. The segmental curtaiWpole-supporting arm 8 will position a pole above the window-shade roll when the same is within the notches 10 of a set of brackets.

It is sometimes desired to support a drapery rod or pole upon the bracket for the purpose For accommodating a drapery-rod I provide the cutout or notched portion 12 upon each bracket. It will be noted that the notch appears so natural and artistic in the bracket that if it is not desired to support a drapery-rod thereon said portion 12 will not detract from the artistic effect of the same. .When in actual use, the brackets support a curtain-pole within the recess or notched portions 10, and immediately behind and below the curtain-pole support are the notches constituting supports for receiving the rod used for hanging drapery upon. By means of the angles or bends of the bracket I am enabled to keep the window-shade, curtain-pole, and draperypole at a permanent fixed distance from one another, which allows for a perfectly free movement of the window-shade, curtain and drapery.

'The right-hand bracket (shown in Fi 3 y is constructed similar in all of its deta'l s to the left-hand bracket (shown in Fig. 2) ex- 'cept that upon the window-shade-supporting arm 6 an aperture 11 is formed. Within the aperture 11 is positioned the cylindrical extension of the plate, which is secured to one end of an ordinary window-shade roll when the bracket is in actual use.

Before the blanks are folded at the places indicated by dotted lines 2 Fig. 2, the said blanks are substantially segmental in shape, as the body of the shoulder-supporting arm 6 is curved" slightly upward, and such is true of the auxiliary supporting portions 7 and the curtain-pole-supporting arms 8. Owing to this formation of the brackets, the blank when folded has the appearance of a stepped structure, thereby positionin the windowshade above the clamp mem er 1*? and'the fastening means 4, the drapery-pole and drapery above the window-shade, and the curtain-pole is likewise positioned above the drapery-pole. When a set of brackets is secured upon a support and a window-shade drapery-pole and curtain-pole are su ported by the brackets, it will be obvious t at owing to the structure of the brackets the curtain or curtain and drapery will effectively screen or cover and conceal the shade and roll on the inside of the building, as well as placing them at a proper distance, so as not to interfere with each other.

When it is desired to longitudinally adjust a bracket after it is positioned upon a support, itis only necessary to partia ly remove the screw, which will loosen upon the clamp member, and thereby permit of the bracket to be adjusted upon the prongs 1 and said screw to the desired position.

From the foregoing it is to be noted that my invention relates to an improved article of manufacture, which is struck up from a single sheet of material and owing to its form is exceedin ly simple to manufacture.

What I c aim is As an improved article of manufacture, a; curved sheet-metal bracket formed from a single sheet or plece, said bracket comprising" horizontal, parallel, primary and auxiliary supporting portions, parallel shade and curtain pole supporting arms inte ral with said supporting portions and exten ing at right angles thereto, and said curtain-polesupporting arm provided with a draperypole-receiving notch, said portions and arms producing an integral stepped structure, whereby a shade-roller, drapery-pole, and a curtain-pole may be positioned in different horizontal planes, one above the other, respectively.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' LOUIS E. KELLER. Witnesses:

WILLIAM J. PLACE, WILLMETT H. PLACE. 

